Alphitobius laevigatus

Alphitobius laevigatus

Alphitobius laevigatus, larvae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tenebrionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea

Familia: Tenebrionidae
Subfamilia: Tenebrioninae
Tribus: Alphitobiini
Genus: Alphitobius
Species: Alphitobius laevigatus

Name

Alphitobius laevigatus (Fabricius, 1781)

Synonyms

• Opatrum laevigatum Fabricius, 1781. Lectotype, designated by Watt (1992: 39): BMNH. Type locality: New Zealand.

References

• Fabricius, J.C. 1781. Species insectorum; exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma, auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin ediectis observationibus, descriptionibus. Carol. Ernest. Bohnii, Hamburg and Kiel, vol 1: VIII + 552 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Watt, J.C. 1992. Tenebrionidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue of types and keys to taxa. Fauna of New Zealand, 26. 70 pp. ISBN 0-477-02639-7. Online. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Stumpfschwarzer Getreideschimmelkäfer
English: Black fungus beetle
Nederlands: Buffalokever